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East Peoria event to highlight small businesses
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A city-wide shopping event designed to help small businesses will be held in East Peoria on Saturday, June 12. The Small Business Extravaganza will feature 12 participating b...
Julia Bradley Jun 07, 2021
Denmark trial uses virtual reality game to boost COVID vaccinations
By Tim Barsoe COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark researchers are using virtual reality to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations, through a game of maneuvering through a virus-infected crowd in a city squar...
Syndicated Content Jun 07, 2021
White House adviser says strong voting rights make the global case for democracy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that strong U.S. voting rights are the best way to make the case to the world for democracy. Sullivan made the...
Syndicated Content Jun 07, 2021
Ahead of Apple’s developer conference, Facebook says it won’t charge creators until 2023
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc will not charge a fee to content creators for at least the next two years, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, moments before Apple Inc's annual conference, where ...
Syndicated Content Jun 07, 2021
White House says Biden-Putin meeting not a reward but good way to manage ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's planned meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is not a "reward" for Putin but instead the most effective way to hear directly from him to un...
Syndicated Content Jun 07, 2021
Ontario to loosen COVID-19 restrictions starting June 11, ahead of schedule
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) -Ontario will loosen COVID-19 restrictions starting June 11, three days ahead of schedule, Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday, as infection rates continue to drift lowe...
Syndicated Content Jun 07, 2021
Explainer: India’s vaccine policy flip-flops
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's COVID-19 immunisation campaign has struggled to keep pace with demand, especially after a dramatic second wave of infections has left hospitals inundate...
Syndicated Content Jun 07, 2021
U.S. takes two steps toward limiting gun violence: model legislation and rifle restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday took steps to try limit gun violence, releasing model legislation for states interested in blocking people from obtaining firearms while su...
Syndicated Content Jun 07, 2021

Earth, Wind & Fire among three shows announced at Civic Center Theater
PEORIA, Ill. — Legendary music group Earth, Wind & Fire is returning to Peoria in October. The group will perform at the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Sunday, October 3. Tickets go on sale ...
Julia Bradley Jun 07, 2021
Biden follows Trump in defending Puerto Rico benefits exclusion
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday said his administration will defend at the U.S. Supreme Court a law that excludes Puerto Rico from a federal program that provid...
Syndicated Content Jun 07, 2021
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